WEBVTT AND 11 NEWS CAMERA WAS ROLLINGWHEN POLICE FOUND A KEY PIECE OFEVIDENCE.MEMBERS OF THE BALTIMORECEASE-FIRE MOVEMENT BURNED SAGENEAR THE SCENE WHERE POLICEDETECTIVE SEAN SUITER WAS SHOT.SOMEBODY LOST THEIR LIFE SOWE HAVE TO SEND THEIR SPIRITAWAY FOR LIFE, LOVE ANDHAPPINESS.VANESSA: EARLIER MONDAY POLICEDISCOVERED NEW EVIDENCE.THE CRIME SCENE PERIMETEREXPANDED COMMISSIONER KEVINDAVIS ISN'T SAYING WHATINVESTIGATORS FOUND, BUT SAYSIT'S SIGNIFICANT, AND COULD HELPIDENTIFY THE KILLER.>> BASED ON THE AUTOPSY, IT HASSPECIFICALLY MADE A STINK ABOUTTHIS -- THINK ABOUT THIS MURDERIN A DIFFERENT WAY.IT LET US TO RECOVER EVIDENCETODAY THAT WE HAD NOT YETRECOVERED.VANESSA: POLICE ARE EXAMININGTHE LOCATION WHERE THE EVIDENCEWAS FOUND.>> WHERE THE SHELL CASINGS WERERECOVERED, WITH A FIREARM WASRECOVERED IN RELATIO TO WHERETHE DETECTIVE DIED IS ALLIMPORTANT THINGS TO BECONSIDERED.VANESS INVESTIGATORS EXECUTEDA SEARCH WARRANT IN THE 700BLOCK.I WILL NOT SAY WHAT TYPE OFSEARCH WARRANT OR WHAT EVIDENCEWAS RECOVERED BUT WE DID TAKETWO PEOPLE INTO CUSTODYREGARDING THAT.VANESS THOSE PEOPLE WERERELEASED AFTER QUESTIONING.FIVE DAYS INTO THEINVESTIGATION, WEST BALTIMORERESIDENTS HAVE MIXED FEELINGSABOUT POLICE CONTINUING TO HOLDTHE CRIME SCENE.>> THEY DON'T MAKE ANY SENSE.IT JUST DON'T.IF IT WAS ONE OF THESE KIDSLAYING IN THE STREET, IT WOULDHAVE BEEN WRAPPED UP AND OVERWTH.VANESS COMMISSIONER DAVIS SAYSHE UNDERSTANDS THAT HOLDING ACRIME SCENE FOR THIS AMOUNT OFTIME IMPACTS THE COMMUNITY.HE SAYS IT IS NOT A DECISION HETOOK LIGHTLY.WHEN ASKED ABOUT DETECTIVESPARTNER, THEY DECLINED TOCOMMENT, ONLY SAYING HE IS AWITNESS AND HE IS NOT BEINGIDENTIFIED AT THIS TIME.

A memorial on Schroeder Street in west Baltimore's Harlem Park neighborhood honors Suiter's memory. It is just a short walk away from a small area where police re-focused their investigation Monday.

Hours after reopening the streets early Monday, there were signs of police taking over part of the neighborhood again. The block of Bennett Place, where the shooting took place, is cordoned off, and there is also crime tape closing off part of North Schroeder.

Police Commissioner Kevin Davis said the autopsy led investigators to a significant piece of evidence.

"Based on the results of the autopsy yesterday (Sunday), and no I am not going to specifically describe what those are, we have returned to the crime scene, and we have today (Monday), five days after Detective Suiter was murdered, recovered additional significant evidence from the crime scene," Davis said.

The crime scene resembled an archaeological dig after the autopsy provided new guidance on where to look, revealing to investigators trajectory and proximity of discharge.

Authorities are not revealing the evidence. Police quickly expanded the crime scene perimeter. Davis said he paid a visit to take a look for himself.

"I think it's going to help us identify the killer. I really do," Davis said.

So far, police have not found or named any suspects.

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North Schroeder Street to Bennett Place shut down again Monday.

City police and federal partners also saturated the 700 block of Dolphin Street.

"Unmarked cars and federal police officers, stuff like that. Big trucks like that. They were all over here last night," said Moody King, a resident.

"We executed search warrant on that street, last night (Sunday). I'm not going to tell you what type of search warrant or what evidence was recovered, but we did take two people into custody," Davis said.

According to police, the two people were questioned and released.

Police have recovered Suiter's gun and three shell casings associated with that firearm.Investigators are developing a motive in the case. Davis they don't want to put it out there yet, out of concern it will jeopardize the prosecution.

"As we get further along, we will be able to speak about motive. I don't want speak about motive prematurely because it could jeopardize the prosecution," Davis said.

Residents mixed over police leaving neighborhood

Police kept the shooting scene active for nearly a week looking for evidence and going door-to-door at nearby residences looking for any potential witnesses in the area.

Some residents have found the ongoing street closures annoying, while others want the police presence to continue.

Resident Melvin Tenney reacted as officers pulled back, granting residents easier access to the neighborhood after six days of heavy police presence.

"I just hope they don't leave. I really don't. I think that guy who shot the police officer is still in the neighborhood," Tenney said.

Tenney and others had to show their identification when entering and leaving the area.